31:1 And now I, Nephi, make an end of my prophesying
unto you, my beloved brethren. And I cannot write but a
few things, which I know must surely come to pass;
neither can I write but a few of the words of my brother
Jacob.

31:2 Wherefore, the things which I have written
sufficeth me, save it be a few words which I must speak
concerning the doctrine of Christ; wherefore, I
shall speak unto you plainly, according to the plainness
of my prophesying.

31:3 For my soul delighteth in plainness; for after
this manner doth the Lord God work among the children of
men. For the Lord God giveth light unto the
understanding; for he speaketh unto men according to
their language, unto their understanding.

31:4 Wherefore, I would that ye should remember that
I have spoken unto you concerning that prophet which the
Lord showed unto me, that should baptize the 1Lamb of God, which should take away the sins of
the world.

[1] John 1:29: ...the Lamb of God, which taketh
away the sin of the world.

31:5 And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy,
should have need to be baptized by water, 1to
fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have
we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water!

[1] Matthew 3:15: And Jesus answering said unto
him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh
us to fulfil all righteousness...

31:6 And now, I would ask of you, my beloved
brethren, wherein the Lamb of God did fulfil all
righteousness in being baptized by water?

31:7 Know ye not that he was holy? But
notwithstanding he being holy, he showeth unto the
children of men that, according to the flesh he humbleth
himself before the Father, and witnesseth unto the Father
that he would be obedient unto him in keeping his
commandments.

31:8 Wherefore, after he was baptized with water the Holy Ghost descended upon him in
the form of a dove.

31:9 And again, it showeth unto the children of men
the 1straightness of the path, and the narrowness of the gate, by
which they should enter, he having set the example before
them.

[1] Matthew 7:14: Because strait is the
gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto
life...

31:10 And he said unto the children of men: 1Follow thou me. Wherefore, my beloved brethren,
can we follow Jesus save we shall be willing to keep the
commandments of the Father?

31:11 And the Father said: 1Repent ye, repent ye, and be baptized in the name of my Beloved Son.

[1] Acts 2:38: ...Repent, and be baptized...in the
name of Jesus Christ...

31:12 And also, the voice of the Son came unto me,
saying: He that is baptized in my name,
to him will the Father give the Holy Ghost, like unto me;
wherefore, follow me, and do the things which ye have
seen me do.

31:13 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if
ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart,
acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with
real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the
Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism--yea, by
following your Lord and your Savior down into the water,
according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the
Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of
the Holy Ghost; and then can ye 1speak with the tongue of angels, and shout
praises unto the Holy One of Israel.

[1] I Corinthians 13:1:
...Though I speak with the tongues of men and of
angels...

31:14 But, behold, my beloved brethren, thus came the
voice of the Son unto me, saying: After ye have repented
of your sins, and witnessed unto the Father that ye are
willing to keep my commandments, by the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire
and of the Holy Ghost, and can 1speak with a new tongue, yea, even with the 2tongue
of angels, and after this should deny me, it would have
been better for you that ye had not known me.

[1] Mark 16:17: ...they
shall speak with new tongues...
[2] I Corinthians 13:1:
...Though I speak with the tongues of men and of
angels...

31:15 And I heard a voice from the Father, saying:
Yea, the words of my Beloved are true and
faithful. 1He that endureth to the end, the same shall be
saved.

[1] Matthew 24:13: But
he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be
saved.

31:16 And now, my beloved brethren, I know by this
that unless a man shall 1endure to the end, in following the example of
the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved.

[1] Matthew 24:13: But
he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be
saved.

31:17 Wherefore, do the things which I have told you
I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do;
for, for this cause have they been shown unto me, that ye
might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the
gate by which ye should enter is 1repentance and baptism by water; and
then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the
Holy Ghost.

[1] Acts 2:38 ...Repent,
and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive
the gift of the Holy Ghost.

31:18 And then are ye in this 1strait and narrow path which leads to eternal
life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done
according to the commandments of the Father and the Son;
and ye have received the Holy Ghost, which witnesses of
the Father and the Son, unto the fulfilling of the
promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the
way ye should receive.

[1] Matthew 7:14: Because strait is the
gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto
life...

31:19 And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have
gotten into this 1strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is
done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come
thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon
the merits of him who is mighty to save.

[1] Matthew 7:14: Because strait is the
gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto
life...

31:20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a
steadfastness in Christ, having a
perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all
men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon
the word of Christ, and 1endure to the end, behold, thus saith the
Father: Ye shall have eternal life.

[1] Matthew 24:13: But
he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be
saved.

31:21 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is
the way; 1and there is none other way nor name given under
heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God.
And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the 2Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God,
without end. Amen.

[1] Acts 4:12: ...for there is none other name
under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Topic: Anachronistic
Quotes
[2] I John 5:7: ...the Father, the Word, and the
Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

If this is indeed a quote from I John
5:7, it raises a serious problem. It is now known that I
John 5:7 was inserted into the Biblical text long after
the Book of First John was written. The verse has
virtually no early Greek manuscript support. It appears
in only a few early Latin manuscripts, where it probably
originated.